J. I. MACWILLIAM CO. INC. v. MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO S.A. (THE “RAFAELA S”) [2002] EWCH 593 (Comm)

[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 403

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Langley

Bill of lading - Straight bill - Limitation of liability - Port of shipment - Carriage of goods from Durban to Felixstowe to Boston - No bill of lading issued for Felixstowe-Boston leg - Cargo damaged - Whether bill a straight bill - Whether port of shipment Felixstowe - Whether Hague/Hague-Visby Rules compulsorily applicable - Whether defendants entitled to limit liability under U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936.